Oxyopia Vision Science Seminars

September 20, 2024
Anne Sereno, PhD
Purdue University
Eye Movements, Executive Functions, and Neurological Disorders

September 27, 2024
IU School of Optometry
Marcelina Sobzack
How small retinal vessels react to full-field flicker stimulation
Steve Burns, PhD
An integrated approach to Vascular Imaging using the AOSLO

October 11, 2024
Johannes Burge, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
The Spectral Ideal Observer: Pupil Size and Focus Error Estimation from Blur

October 25, 2024
Joseph Bonanno, OD, PhD
IU School of Optometry
Modulation of Corneal Endothelial Mitochondrial Activity and Dysfunction by Estrogen

November 04, 2024
Jost Jonas, PhD, MD
Heidelberg University
Jonas JB: Myopia: Epidemiology, histology, clinics and potential etiology

November 15, 2024
Ahmed Ibrahim, PhD
Wayne State University
Retinal Endothelial Bioenergetics: Implications for Diabetic Retinopathy and Beyond

November 22, 2024
IUSO Vision Science Graduate Students
Jenna Barbour
The visual sequela of mTBI in the IU School of Optometry tertiary care concussion-clinic
Josh Richards
Beam characteristics and retinal hazard calculations for a red-light myopia control therapy device

December 06, 2024
IUSO Vision Science Graduate Students
Victoria Rumin
Important Autonomous Vehicle Features Among People with Vision Loss
Brittany Walker
Tracking diabetic changes: retinal microvasculature imaging via Heidelberg Spectralis OCTA

September 01, 2023
Meng Cui, PhD
Purdue University
New generation of technologies for multiscale imaging of mammalian brain

September 08, 2023
Raji Shyam, PhD
IU School of Optometry
Two Stories of Double Trouble in Fuchs Corneal Endothelial Dystrophy

September 15, 2023
Alessandra Carmichael, PhD​ 
IU School of Optometry
Imaging the human trabecular meshwork in vivo using OCT gonioscopy and a custom goniolens 

September 22, 2023
Velia Fowler, PhD
University of Delaware
Membrane-associated actin filaments: Multi-scale determinants of cell shape and biomechanics

September 29, 2023
Ann Elsner, PhD
IU School of Optometry
We demonstrate a free-space, trolley-mounted Potential Vision Tester (PVT®), designed to study and improve the accuracy of visual acuity (VA) measurements in the aging eye.   

October 20, 2023
Mickey Goldberg, MD
Columbia University Medical Center
The role of oculomotor proprioception in the generation of long-term visuospatial memory.

November 03, 2023
Kierstyn Napier-Dovorany, OD
IU School of Optometry
Older adults are less sensitive to the contrast level of an obstacle on the floor than young adults

November 10, 2023
Juliette McGregor, PhD
University of Rochester Medical Center
Adaptive optics retinal imaging to advance vision restoration therapies

November 17, 2023
IUSO Vision Science Graduate Students
Abigail Kuborn
Perceptions of Autonomous Vehicles by the Blind and Visually Impaired 
Josh Richards
The Association Between Patient-Reported Ratings of Comfort, Dryness, and Vision Quality in Soft Contact Lens Wearers
Katelynn Edwards
Hypersensitive pupillary light reflex responses demonstrate only a modest effect size

December 08, 2023
Shirley Rietdyk, PhD
Purdue University
The Role of Vision in Adaptive Gait

January 12, 2024
IUSO Vision Science Graduate Students
Jenna Horner
Non-canonical EphA2 signaling in the eye lens
Neeraj Singh
Accommodative behavior during prolonged screen time and the effect of dual-focus myopia control contact lenses in young eyes

January 19, 2024
Cátia Gomes, PhD
IU School of Medicine
The contribution of astrocytes to retinal ganglion cell neurodegeneration in a human pluripotent stem cell model relevant to glaucoma

January 26, 2024
Hsuan-Yeh Pan, PhD
IU School of Optometry
The mechanism of TFEB in Autophagy and lysosomal function in ATP Binding Cassette

Subfamily A Member 4 (ABCA4) knockout retinal pigment epithelium

February 09, 2024
IUSO Vision Science Graduate Students
Vamsi Parimi
Impact of optical aberrations on visual acuity measurements
Sachin Ghag 
Exploring Age-Related Changes in Corneal Endothelium: Insights from Ex-vivo and In-vitro Analyses

February 16, 2024
IUSO Vision Science Graduate Students
Hadiya Pattan
In vivo assessment of human corneal epithelial cells in orthokeratology lens wearers - A pilot study
Ajitesh Singh
Probing Molecular Interactions and Nonlinearities with Femtosecond Optical Tweezers

February 23, 2024
Peter Huynh, PhD
IU School of Optometry
20,000 Leads Under the Sea: Lens Transparency and the Deadliest Cone

March 01, 2024
Kristen Bowles Johnson, OD, PhD
IU School of Optometry
Determining cellular scale prognostic biomarkers of geographic atrophy formation and progression  in pentosan polysulfate sodium toxicity

March 08, 2024
Jing Xu, PhD
Harvard Medical School
Enhancing Safe Mobility for the Visually Impaired: Advanced In-Vehicle Technologies

March 28, 2024
Emily Cooper, PhD
University of California Berkeley
A real-world visual illusion

March 29, 2024
Connie Cepko, PhD
Harvard Medical School
Gene-agnostic therapy to prolong vision

April 12, 2024
IUSO Vision Science Graduate Students
Aishwarya Ravi
Peripheral Vision During Infancy
Qiuzhi Ji
Cone photoreceptors with normal outer segment lengths may already be compromised in retinitis pigmentosa

September 16, 2022
Yoshi Imanishi, PhD
IU School of Medicine
Shedding Light on the Biology of Photoreceptor Cell Maintenance

September 23, 2022
S.P. Srinivas, PhD
IU School of Optometry
From Donor to Recipient: The downward spiral of the endothelium What happens? Why? How to manage?

October 07, 2022
Alfredo Dubra, PhD
Stanford University
Towards rigorous processing and interpretation of  retinal images

October 21, 2022
Nicholas Port, PhD
Lauren Wilkins
IU School of Optometry
Machine Learning and Neuro-imaging Predictions of Persistent Post Concussion Symptoms
Protective and Risk Factors for Persistent Post Concussion Symptoms

November 04, 2022
Donald Mutti, OD, PhD
The Ohio State University College of Optometry
Current Challenges in Myopia Control

November 11, 2022
Anna Tichenor, OD, PhD
IU School of Optometry
Characterization of Ocular Membrane Associated Mucins in Healthy and Dry Eye Disease Patients

November 18, 2022
Cathy Cheng, PhD
IU School of Optometry
Eph-ephrin Signaling in Eye Lens Homeostasis and Cataractogenesis

December 02, 2022
Javier Gantes, PhD
IU School of Optometry
Optical Characterization of Two Novel Myopia Control Spectacle Lenses

December 09, 2022
Ann Elsner, PhD
IU School of Optometry
Advancing retinal imaging and visual function to improve patient management and elucidate disease mechanisms

January 13, 2023
Patrice Tankam, PhD
IU School of Optometry
Evaluating structural and functional changes in the cornea of transgenic mouse models

January 20, 2023
Zoran Tiganj. PhD
IU – Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Department of Computer Science
Learning and computing with mental maps

January 25, 2023
Anna Matynia, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Leveraging Novel Animal Models to Address Intractable Eye Diseases

January 27, 2023
Zhong-Lin Lu, PhD
NYU Shanghai
Transforming functional vision testing with artificial intelligence: Active learning, hierarchical Bayesian modeling, and machine learning

February 08, 2023
Kimberly Meier, PhD
University of Washington
Understanding neuroplasticity through models of development and disorder

February 10, 2023
Hyungsik Lim, PhD
IU School of Optometry
Multiphoton Microscopic Imaging of Retina

February 17, 2023
Cherlyn Ng, PhD
University of Houston College of Optometry
Experience Dependent Adult Binocular Vision

February 20, 2023
Ajay Sharma, PhD
Chapman University
Pathobiology of Ocular Surface Mucosal Injury in Graft versus Host Disease and Diabetes Mellitus

February 24, 2023
Deepika Vasudevan, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
mRNA translation regulation in photoreceptor development and disease

March 01, 2023
Mark Emerson, PhD
City College of New York
Gene regulatory networks that control cone photoreceptor formation

March 08, 2023
Noelle Stiles, PhD
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Restoring Sight to the Blind: Effects of Plasticity and Multimodality

March 10, 2023
IUSO Vision Science Graduate Students
Marcel Bernucci
Photopigment density variation of individual cone photoreceptors revealed by AO-OCT
Vamsi Parimi
Variability in visual acuity measured with increasing blur
Hadiya Pattan
Assessing the pupillary response in healthy and primary open angle glaucoma

March 20, 2023
Teresa Puthussery, OD, PhD
UC Berkeley School of Optometry
Revealing the functions of rare primate retinal ganglion cell types

March 22, 2023
Yuhua Zhang, PhD
David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
Adaptive Optics Ophthalmoscopy of Retinal Structure and Function

March 24, 2023
Katie Connolly, OD
IU School of Optometry
Myopia in 2023

March 31, 2023
Michael Twa, OD, PhD
University of Houston College of Optometry
Ocular Biomechanics: Translation from Theory to Practice

April 07, 2023
IUSO Vision Science Graduate Students
Sachin Ghag
Investigation of the Subcellular Localization of SLC4A11
Subashree Murugan
Role of Protein clearance pathways in Fuchs Endothelial Corneal dystrophy
Josh Richards
Image quality characterization of myopia control contact lens designs

April 14, 2023
John Flanagan, PhD
University of California Berkeley
Protective Effects of Lipoxin A4 and B4 Signaling on the Inner Retina in a Mouse Model of Experimental Glaucoma

April 21, 2023
IUSO Vision Science Graduate Students
Tanner Grace
Effects of Anisometropia on Reflex Vergence Responses
Alyssa Powell
Vergence performance to natural images with simulated peripheral visual field loss
Qiuzhi Ji
Characterizing cone photoreceptors with outer segments that generate multiple reflections

August 27, 2021 
Lauren Christopher, Ph.D. 
Purdue School of Engineering & Technology & IUPUI 
Deep Learning and Machine Learning Applied to 3D Image Data, using Advances in 3D Virtual Modeling to Enhance Training 

September 03, 2021 
Nicholas Port, Ph.D. 
IU School of Optometry 
Who would have thought a half-a-pound of thorax red meat was interesting?

September 10, 2021 
Justin Parreno, Ph.D. 
University of Delaware 
Regulation of Lens EMT by the Actin Cytoskeleton

September 17, 2021 
Mallika Valapala, Ph.D. 
IU School of Optometry 
Transcriptional regulators of autophagy and lysosomal function in the retinal pigment epithelium

September 24, 2021 
Joe Bonanno, Ph.D. 
IU School of Optometry 
Corneal Endothelium in Health and Disease 

October 01, 2021 
Javier Gantes, Ph.D. 
IU School of Optometry 
Improved methods for quantifying ex-vivo and on-eye power distributions with zonal multifocal contact lenses.

October 08, 2021 
Cathy Cheng, Ph.D. 
IU School of Optometry 
Eph-ephrin signaling affects lens biomechanical and optical qualities

October 15, 2021 
Lee Goldstein, Ph.D.  
Boston University School of Medicine 
Detecting Alzheimer’s Disease and Molecular Aging in the Lens of the Eye

October 22, 2021 
Ann Elsner, Ph.D. 
IU School of Optometry 
Cone distribution in a metabolically challenging environment: retinal changes without significant retinal thickening

October 29, 2021 
Arupratan Das, Ph.D. 
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis 
Enhanced mitochondrial homeostasis provides optineurin (E50K) associated glaucoma neuroprotection in human stem cell differentiated RGC neurons

November 12, 2021 
Stephen Burns, Ph.D. 
IU School of Optometry 
Practical adaptive optics retinal imaging: Towards understanding the early changes in Diabetic Retinopathy

November 19, 2021 
Susan Leat, FCOptom, Ph.D. 
University of Waterloo 
Visual acuity in infants - Differential acuity and the WatDAT test 

December 03, 2021 
S.P. Srinivas, Ph.D. 
IU School of Optometry 
Cell Injection Therapy of the Corneal Endothelium: Challenges and Opportunities

December 10, 2021 
Shirin Hassan, BAppSc (Optom), Ph.D. 
IU School of Optometry 
It’s All in the Design: Some Streets are More Difficult to Cross than Others

January 14, 2022 
William Swanson, Ph.D. 
IU School of Optometry 
Misuse of Race As a Biological Variable: Genetics

January 21, 2022 
Rowan Candy, Ph.D. and Clara Mestre, Ph.D. 
IU School of Optometry 
How does typical visual development derail in the presence of refractive error?

January 28, 2022 
Chia-Yang Liu, Ph.D. 
IU School of Optometry 
TGFβ-receptors Signaling in Corneal Development and Pathogenesis

February 11, 2022 
Marcel Bernucci, Raman Sah 
IU School of Optometry 
Spectrally resolving S, M, and L cone sensitivities across the visible spectrum using AO-OCT optoretinography with a supercontinuum laser 
Impact of zone geometry on the introduction of myopic defocus in young eyes wearing multizone lenses

February 18, 2022 
Patrice Tankam, Ph.D. 
IU School of Optometry 
Identification of biomarkers of the early onset of primary open-angle glaucoma in the anterior segment of the eye

February 25, 2022 
Don Miller, Ph.D. 
IU School of Optometry 
Cone photoreceptor dysfunction in retinitis pigmentosa revealed by optoretinography

March 11, 2022 
George Ji, Neeraj Singh 
IU School of Optometry 
Revealing spectral cone types from structural differences as obtained by AO-OCT imaging in human subjects 
Retinal defocus in myopes wearing dual-focus zonal contact lenses

April 08, 2022 
Preeti Verghese, Ph.D. 
The Smith-Ketterwell Eye Research Institute 
Functional vision in macular degeneration: implications of scotoma overlap in the two eyes

April 22, 2022 
Vamsi Parimi, Subashree Murugan 
IU School of Optometry 
Association between demographic factors in the development of clinically significant macular edema among underserved diabetic patients 
Mapping the universe of Eph and ephrin transcripts in the adult mouse lens

April 29, 2022 
Don Lyon, OD, MS 
IU School of Optometry 
Advancements in Clinical Management of Amblyopia and Strabismus: What has changed, and what still needs to be learned.

September 11, 2020
Padmanabhan Pattabiraman, Ph.D
IU Medicine Ophthalmology
Clusterin, a secretory chaperone protein, modulates extracellular matrix in the trabecular meshwork outflow pathway.

September 18, 2020
Taylor Zuidema, M.S.
IU School of Optometry & Program in Neuroscience
Serum-based biomarkers and magnetic resonance imaging following mild traumatic brain injury in collegiate athletes post return-to-play

September 25, 2020
Reddikumar Maddipatla, Ph.D
IU School of Optometry
Development of an integrated high-speed and high-resolution optical coherence microscopy and multi-channel fluorescence microscopy system for the simultaneous co-registration of reflectance and fluorescence signals in vivo

October 02, 2020
Shirin Hassan, Ph.D
IU School of Optometry
Can Orientation and Mobility Training Make Visually Impaired Pedestrians More Accurate with their Street-Crossing Decisions?

October 16, 2020
William H. Swanson, Ph.D
IU School of Optometry
Psychophysics and Perimetry: Merging of Two Traditions

October 23, 2020
Ann E. Elsner, Ph.D
IU School of Optometry
Imaging in age-related macular degeneration

October 30, 2020
Larry Thibos, Ph.D
IU School of Optometry
Why does more light make better sight?

November 06, 2020
Cathy Cheng, Ph.D.
IU School of Optometry
The Eye Lens In Focus: Normal Aging and Age-related Pathologies

November 13, 2020
Jason Meyer, Ph.D
IU School of Medicine
Establishing a human cellular model of retinal ganglion cell neurodegeneration in glaucoma

November 20, 2020
Steve Burns, Ph.D.
IU School of Optometry
Using the Adaptive Optics retinal imaging for studying retinal vasculature, blood flow, and neurovascular coupling.

December 04, 2020
Silvina Ferradal, Ph.D.
IU Intelligent Systems Engineering
Neuroimaging tools for exploring the developing brain

December 11, 2020
Andrew Zelhof, Ph.D
IU Biology
Novel genes to genetic screens: uncovering the cellular mechanisms for the adaptive transition from fused to open rhabdom

January 22, 2021
Rayanne A. Luke
University of Delaware
Parameter Identification for Tear Film Thinning and Breakup

January 29, 2021
Chia-yang Liu, Ph.D.
IU School of Optometry
Mechanism of corneal epithelial stratification and innervation

February 05, 2021
Raji Shyam, Ph.D.
IU School of Optometry
Mitochondrial ROS leads to lysosomal dysfunction and autophagy impairment in an animal model of Congenital Hereditary Endothelial Dystrophy

February 12, 2021
Alex Straiker, Ph.D.       
IU Psychological and Brain Sciences      
Lipid receptors, tearing and the cornea

February 19, 2021  
Cristiano Guarana, Ph.D.
IU Kelley School of Business          
Sleep at work: The impact of sleep on leadership and job performance

February 26, 2021
Peter Reinach, Ph.D.     
SUNY Optometry          
Unmasking roles for epigenetics in mediating corneal epithelial wound healing

March 05, 2021
Jesse Schallek, Ph.D.    
The Center for Visual Science, University of Rochester Medical Center     
Imaging contained and rogue blood cells in the retina

March 12, 2021
Subashree Murugan
IU School of Optometry
Precocious corneal epithelial stratification- Elements unnoticed!

Hsuan-Yeh Pan
IU School of Optometry
The role of nuclear factor activated in T cells (NFAT) in the regulation of transcription factor EB (TFEB)-mediated functions in the RPE

Marcel Bernucci
IU School of Optometry
Noninvasive method to objectively measure the spectral sensitivity of cone photoreceptors using AO-OCT

March 19, 2021
Don Miller, Ph.D.
Yan Liu, Ph.D
IU School of Optometry
AO-OCT

March 26, 2021
Viswa Ramasubramanian, Ph.D.
IU School of Optometry
Impact of multifocal contact lenses on accommodative behavior

April 02, 2021
Rowan Candy, Ph.D.
IU School of Optometry
The Coordination of Binocular Motor Function

April 09, 2021
Angela Brown, Ph.D.
The Ohio State University
Grating card tests of visual contrast sensitivity

April 16, 2021  
Raman Sah
IU School of Optometry
Retinal image quality in accommodating children’s eyes and the impact of myopia control lenses

Neeraj Singh    
IU School of Optometry
Validation of a Clinical Aberrometer Using Pyramidal Wavefront Sensing.

April 23, 2021
Delwin Lindsey, Ph.D.               
The Ohio State University         
Hering’s opponent-color theory and color category formation

April 30, 2021
William H. Swanson, Ph.D.        
IU School of Optometry
Misuse of Race As a Biological Variable

September 6, 2019
Eric S. Seemiller, PhD
Research Associate
Clinical Optics Research Lab
Indiana University School of Optometry
Local Masking Properties of Natural Scene

September 13, 2019
William H. Swanson, PhD
Professor
Indiana University School of Optometry
Use of enface RFNL reflectance images to improve agreement between perimetry and retinal imaging.

September 20, 2019
Borish Scholar Lecture
Danielle M. Robertson, OD, PhD, FAAO, FBCLA
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Diplomate, Cornea, Contact Lenses & Refractive Technologies
Department of Ophthalmology
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Regulation of corneal epithelial homeostasis by the IGF family: implications for corneal disease.

September 27, 2019 
Weiming Mao Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Showalter Scholar
Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute
Department of Ophthalmology
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Indiana University School of Medicine
Cell signaling and molecular pathology of glaucomatous trabecular meshwork.

October 4, 2019 
Jasleen Kaur Jolly MSc BSc (Hons) MCOptom
Senior Research Optometrist
Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology
Wellcome Integrative Neuroimaging Centre
College, University of Oxford 
Medicine of the Future: Gene Therapy for Inherited Retinal Degeneration

November 01, 2019
Ann Elsner Ph.D.
Professor
IU School of Optometry
Cone distribution in age-related macular degeneration

November 08, 2019.
Yong Yuan, Ph.D.
Department of Ophthalmology
Research Assistant Professor
University of Cincinnati, Ohio 
Molecular Pathogenesis of Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome

November 15, 2019
Lyndsey M Ferris, OD
AFIT PhD Candidate
Indiana University School of Optometry.
Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). 
Comparison of the Vestibular/Ocular-Motor Screening (VOMS) and Sport Concussion Assessment Tool-3 (SCAT-3): An NCAA-DoD Concussion Assessment, Research and Education (CARE) Consortium Analysis

November 22, 2019
Dean VanNasdale, OD, PhD.
Associate Professor
College of Optometry
Ohio State University 
Quantifying the Determinants and Public Health Impact of Vision Impairment in the United States

December 6th, 2019 
Borish Scholar Lecture
Laurie M. Wilcox, Ph.D.
Professor, Psychology
Centre for Vision Research
York University, Toronto
Putting stereopsis in context

December 13, 2019
Lisa Ostrin, OD, PhD, FAAO
Assistant Professor
University of Houston College of Optometry
Environmental and Behavioral Risk Factors in Myopia

January 24, 2020
Matthew Reilly, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science
Ohio State University 
Biomechanical analysis of the eye as a result of aging and trauma

February 07, 2019 
Hin Cheung, O.D.
Graduate student
IU School of Optometry
Assessing variability in attenuation coefficient of the retinal nerve fiber layer using optical coherence tomography

Adam Dalessandro
Graduate student
IU School of Optometry
The potential role of eye alignment in the potential efficacy of digital amblyopia and binocular vision therapy

Hsuan-Yeh Pan
Graduate student
IU School of Optometry
Cellular regulators of autophagy and lysosomal function in retinal pigment epithelial cells.

February 14, 2019 
Ayoub Lassoued
Graduate student
IU School of Optometry
Measuring photoreceptor cone dysfunction in Retinitis Pigmentosa using phase-sensitive AO-OCT

Bernucci, Marcel T
Graduate student
IU School of Optometry
Objective measurements of cone spectral sensitivity in the living human eye using phase-sensitive AO- OCT

Hae Won Jung
Graduate student
IU School of Optometry
Spatial dynamics of inner retinal neurons in arcuate scotomas of glaucomatous subjects.

February 21, 2019
Kaitlyn Sapoznik, O.D.
Graduate student
IU School of Optometry
AOSLO imaging of local alterations to the retinal vessel wall structure in diabetes

Raymond Warner
Graduate student
IU School of Optometry
Full-Field Flicker Evoked Changes in Parafoveal Retinal Blood Flow.

February 28, 2019
Nathan Daniel Rock, O.D., F.A.A.O
Resident
Portland Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center
Portland, OR

March 06, 2019
Moonjung Choi
Graduate student
IU School of Optometry
Role of chaperone carrier pathway in targeting SLC4A11 to mitochondria in corneal endothelium

Sonisha Neupane
Graduate student
IU School of Optometry
Accommodative and vergence behavior during motor fusion in young refractive esotropes

Bradley Caron
Graduate student
IU School of Optometry
Automated mapping of the visual white matter connectome

March 13, 2020  
Anna Kosovicheva, Ph.D.
Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Translational Vision Lab, Psychology Department, Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusettes
Understanding Localization in Normal and Impaired Vision

April 10, 2020
Nicholas Port, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
IU school of Optometry
Stereotest Comparison: Efficacy, Reliability, and Variability of a New Glasses-Free Stereotest

April 17, 2020
Alessandra Carmichael Martins, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Researcher
IU School of Optometry
Retinal Directionality and Wavefront Sensing using a Digital Micromirror Device

April 24, 2020
Raman Sah
Graduate student
IU School of Optometry
Simulating the effects of multi-zone myopia control lenses on retinal image quality in children

Yen-Chiao Wang
Graduate student
IU School of Optometry
Keratocyte-specific ablation of Tgfbr1, Tgfbr2, and Smad4 manifests differentially keratoconus-like phenotype in mice

Subashree Murugan
Graduate student
IU School of Optometry
A walk-through signal interactions that influence ocular senescence

May 01, 2020
Diego G. Ogando
Research Associate
School of Optometry, IU
Ammonia sensitive SLC4A11 mitochondrial uncoupling reduces glutamine induced oxidative stress

August 31, 2018
Franco Pestilli, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Optometry, Indiana University

September 14, 2018
Raji Shyam, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Optometry, Indiana University

September 28, 2018
Robert Massof, PhD
Professor, Ophthalmology and Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University 

October 05, 2018
Ashay Bhatwadekar, PhD
Assistant Professor, Medicine, Indiana University 

October 12, 2018
Armin Moczek, PhD
Professor, Arts and Scienes, Indiana University 

October 19, 2018
Mallika Valapala, PhD
Assistant Professor, Optometry, Indiana University 

October 26, 2018
Charles Lin, PhD
Associate Professor, Dermatology, Harvard Medical School 

December 03, 2018
Michael Crair, PhD
Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Yale 

December 07, 2018
Viswa Ramasubramanian, PhD
Research Associate, Optometry, Indiana University 

March 22, 2019
Stephen Pflugfelder, MD
Professor, Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine

April 05, 2019
Christine Wildsoet, OD, PhD
Professor, Optometry, University of California, Berkeley

September 01, 2017
Joseph Bonanno, PhD
Optometry, Indiana University
Corneal Endothelial Dystrophy in the Slc4a11 Knock Out Mouse

September 09, 2017
Shirin Hassan, PhD
Optometry, Indiana University
Is Seeing Believing? Can Visually Impaired Pedestrians Cross Streets Safely?

September 15, 2017
Zhong-Lin Lu, PhD
The Ohio State University
Quick CSF: Detecting Hidden Vision Loss

September 29, 2017
Robert Marc, PhD
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Utah
Borish Scholar
POSTPONED

October 20, 2017
Richard Rosen, MD
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
OCT Angiography: New Opportunities for Quantitative Retinal Vascular Imaging

October 27, 2017
Guoqiang Li, PhD
The Ohio State University
Adaptive optical elements for vision care and biomedical imaging

November 10, 2017
Chen Yu, PhD
Psychology and Brain Sciences, Indiana University
What head-mounted eye tracking reveals about infants’ active visual exploration

November 17, 2017
Franco Pestilli, PhD
Psychology and Brain Sciences, Indiana University
The visual white matter, matters

December 01, 2017
Deborah Ferrington, PhD
University of Minnesota
Borish Scholar
Matching Therapy to AMD Disease Mechanism: Targeting Mitochondria in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium

December 08, 2017
S.P. Srinivas, PhD
Optometry, Indiana University
FECD: The other side of the coin!

September 02, 2016
Christine A. Curcio, PhD
University of Alabama Birmingham
Borish Scholar
Visualizing the neurodegeneration of age-related macular degeneration in histology and multimodal imaging

September 09, 2016
Patrice Tankam, PhD
University of Rochester
Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy: The perspective of Regenerative Medicine

September 16, 2016
Hannah Block, PhD
Kinesiology, Indiana University
Reciprocal effects of change in visuo-proprioceptive and motor processing

September 23, 2016
Xiao Fu
Grad Student, Biocomplexity Inst., Physics, Indiana University
Progression of Diabetic Capillary Occlusions: An Explanatory Computational Model

September 30, 2016
Rob deRuyter
Biophysics and Neural Science, Indiana University
Using bilocal visual noise to investigate motion detection in flies and humans

October 14, 2016
Artur Cideciyan, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Borish Scholar
Gene Therapy for the Improvement of Vision and Arrest of Retinal Degeneration

October 28, 2016
Alfred Lewin, PhD
University of Florida
Gene Delivery of Secreted Cell Penetrating Peptides to Prevent Retinal Degeneration in a Mouse Model of Oxidative Stress in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium

November 04, 2016
Teddy Chow, Edmund Arthur, Debra Antwi, Basal Altoaim, Alice Grasso, Casey Carr
Students, Optometry, Indiana University

November 18, 2016
Mallika Valapala, PhD
Optometry, Indiana University
Induction of Lysosomal Function for the Treatment of Age-related Macular Degeneration

December 02, 2016
Paul Gamlin, PhD
University of Alabama Birmingham
Borish Scholar
Intrinsically-photosensitive Ganglion Cells: Anatomy, Physiology, and Behavioral Roles

December 09, 2016
Stephen Burns, PhD
Optometry, Indiana University
In Vivo Changes in Diabetic Retinopathy: towards biomarkers for risk

January 13, 2017
Ann Elsner, PhD
Optometry, Indiana University
Individual Differences in Human Retinas: Neuroplasticity in Aging and Age-related Macular Degeneration and the Potential for Cone Survival and Vision

January 20, 2017
Debra Antwi
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Measurement of fluorescein concentration in the Tear Film by image analysis and tear sampling

Brad Caron
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
The effects of concussion-prone athletics on the brain: A comparison of football, cross-country, and socioeconomically matched non-athletes using fMRI and diffusion-imaging.

January 27, 2017
Senyo Bright
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Measuring the axial power of multifocal contact lenses using Shack-Hartmann aberrometer

Amos Wang
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Measuring the axial power of multifocal contact lenses using Shack-Hartmann aberrometer

February 03, 2017
David Crandall, PhD
Informatics, Indiana University
Egocentric computer vision, for fun and science

February 10, 2017
Kaitlyn Sapoznik
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Multiply-scattered light AOSLO imaging using a configurable aperture approach

Ting Luo
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Modeling retinal arterial diameters and velocities at bifurcations

February 17, 2017
Hin Cheung
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Potential biomarker for glaucoma-related damage to the retinal nerve fiber layer

Yen-Chiao Wang
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
SPDEF regulates the early stage development of conjunctival goblet cell

February 24, 2017
Furu Zhang
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Diurnal Time Course of Cone Photoreceptor Disc Shedding in the Living Human Eye

Arthur Edmond
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Neural and vascular changes in the eyes of diabetic patients

March 03, 2017
Martin S. Banks, PhD
University of California, Berkeley
Borish Scholar
The statistics of binocular disparity and blur encountered in everyday life

March 10, 2017
Ayoub Lassoued
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Classification of cones across the transition zone in retinitis pigmentosa based on AO-OCT signature

Essam Almutleb
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Street-Crossing Decision-Making in Pedestrians with Simulated Central Field Loss

March 24, 2017
Sonisha Neupane
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
The relationship between motor behavior and perception in strabismic subject

Ray Warner
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Flicker evoked changes in retinal capillary blood flow measured using a dual channel Adaptive Optics Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope

March 31, 2017
Moonjung Choi
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Functional roles of SLCA411 and mitochondria will influence our understanding of how the loss of SCL4A11 results in corneal endothelial dystrophies

April 07, 2017
Nancy McNamara, OD, PhD
University of California, Berkeley
Borish Scholar
Crosstalk of the nervous and immune systems in aqueous-deficient dry eye disease

April 14, 2017
Colin Downey
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Dynamic Characteristics of 5 to 22 week-old Infants’ Accommodation and Vergence Tracking Responses

Yifei Wu
Student, Optometry, Indiana University

April 21, 2017
Alice Grasso
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
A Comparison of Stereotests

Maddie Jones
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
The Mind Can’t Go Blind: How Age-related Macular Degeneration Affects Street Crossing Time Estimates

April 28, 2017
Kazuhiro Kurokawa, PhD
Optometry, Indiana University

September 04, 2015
Malika Valapala, PhD
Optometry, Indiana University
Induction of Lysosomal Function for the Treatment of Age-related Macular Degeneration

September 11, 2015
Wendy Harrison
Western University
Seeing Unexplained Vision Loss

September 18, 2015
Chia-Yang Liu, PhD
Optometry, Indiana University
Gene Regulatory Networks Governing Goblet Cell Differentiation In Ocular Surface Epithelium

September 25, 2015
Yujin Zhang, PhD
Optometry, Indiana University
Wnt/beta-catenin signaling modulates corneal epithelium stratification via inhibition of Bmp4 during mouse development

October 02, 2015
Nicholas Port, PhD
Optometry, Indiana University
Saccadic and pursuit ocular motor deficits among individuals afflicted with Schizophrenia and their first degree relatives

October 15, 2015
Gareth Hastings
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Scaling Wavefront Aberrations when Changing Pupil Size B

October 23, 2015
Renfeng Xu, PhD
Optometry, Indiana University
Non-accommodative strategies for expanding the depth of focus of presbyopes

October 30, 2015
Ting Luo
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Behavior of the retinal vasculature for normal and diabetes

Essam Saad Almutleb
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Simulation of a Central Scotoma Using Contact Lenses with an Opaque Center

November 06, 2015
Eli Peli, OD
Harvard Medical School
Borish Scholar
Diplopia and confusion partners in discomfort mostly together but sometime separate

November 13, 2015
Ray Applegate, OD, PhD
University of Houston
Corneal refractive surgery: Treating the wrong location with the wrong correction

November 20, 2015
Yang Sun, MD, PhD
Indiana University, Indianapolis
Primary cilia and inositol signaling in the eye

December 04, 2015
Zhuolin Liu
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Estimation of Osmolarity within Areas of Tear Breakup

Jun Zhang
Student, Optometry, Indiana University

December 11, 2015
Basal Altoaimi
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Adaptive optics and the eye (super resolution OCT)

January 15, 2016
Huachun Amos Wang
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Pupil miosis benefits for highly aberrated eye

January 22, 2016
Ayuob Lassoued
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Transition Zone between Healthy and Diseased Retina in Patients with Retinitis Pigmentosa

Joel Papay
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Axial analysis of cones and adjacent retinal structures using AOSLO

January 29, 2016
Hind Othman
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Wall-to-lumen ratio (WLR) in clinically involved and uninvolved areas within individual diabetic eyes

Muhammed Saad M Alluwimi
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Targeting damaged RNFL bundles on en face images with closely-spaced Visual Field points

February 05, 2016
Tao Liu
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Interaction of axial and oblique astigmatism in theoretical and physical eye models

February 12, 2016
Wenlin Zhang
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Slc4a11 knock-out model of Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy reveals a phenotype consistent with ammonia toxicity

Bright Senyo Ashimatey
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Between-subject variability in healthy eyes as a primary source of structural-functional discordance in patients with glaucoma

February 19, 2016
Bruce Cumming, MD, PhD
National Eye Inbstitute
Borish Scholar

February 26, 2016
Edmund Arthur
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Optical Coherence Tomography transverse imaging of diabetic retinas

Yifei Wu
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Modeling the pupil image of eccentric photorefraction using Zemax

March 04, 2016
Tim Kern
University of Wisconsin
Borish Scholar

March 11, 2016
Eric Seemiller
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Eye Position Stability in 5- to 10-Week-Olds

Meznah Almutairi
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Binocular Static Accommodation of Early Presbyopes

March 25, 2016
Shannon Risacher, PhD
Indiana Alzheimer Disease Control, Indianapolis Visual Measures as Biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease

April 01, 2016
Gordon Legge, PhD
University of Minnesota
Borish Scholar

April 08, 2016
Furu Zhang
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Cone outer segment disc shedding imaged in the living human eye

Kaitlyn Sapoznik
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Multimodal imaging of retinal sequelae of choroidal nevus

April 15, 2016
Olivia Reed
Student, Optometry, Indiana University

Ashly Ryckman
Student, Optometry, Indiana University

April 22, 2016
Rob deRuyter
Biophysics and Neural Science, Indiana University

April 29, 2016
Susana Marcos, PhD
Institute of Optics (IO), CSIC, Spain
Borish Scholar
Understanding and Correcting Presbyopia

January 23, 2015
Ann Elsner, PhD
Optometry, Indiana University
I'm Not Done Yet: Cones in AMD

Senyo Ashtimatey
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Quantifying the density of Retinal Nerve Fibers (RNF) in SD-OCT enface Images

Wenlin Zhang
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Glutamine is an essential contributor to the human corneal endothelial ATP pool

January 30, 2015
Jason Marsack, PhD
University of Houston
An Integrated Approach to Improving Visual Performance in Highly Aberrated Eyes

February 06, 2015
Eric Seemiller
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
The sensitivity of vergence eye movements in 5-10 week old infants.

Yifei Wu
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Adaptation of phoria and accommodation in young children

February 13, 2015
Arian Ashourvan
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Dynamic network interactions of the human oculomotor system based on intrinsic connectivity

February 20, 2015
Joel Papay
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Quantifying foveal form birefringence in aging and diabetes

Jun Zhang
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Visual Disturbance and Ocular Irritation in an Experimental Dry Eye Model

February 27, 2015
Omer Kocaoglu
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
MHz AO-OCT for imaging the microscopic retina

Mastour Alhamami
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Comparison of cysts in red and green images for diabetic macular edema

March 06, 2015
Tao Liu
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Uniformity of accommodation across the visual field

Zhuolin Liu
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Imaging the retinal pigment epithelium mosaic with AO-OCT

March 13, 2015
Brad Fortune, OD, PhD
Devers Eye Institute
Borish Scholar
Imaging retinal ganglion cells, their axons and transport in experimental models of optic nerve injury: implications for clinical management of glaucoma and other optic neuropathies

March 27, 2015
Ron Harwerth, PhD
University of Houston
Borish Scholar

April 03, 2015
Nathan Doble, PhD
The Ohio State University
Borish Scholar
High Resolution Retinal Imaging Using Adaptive Optics

April 10, 2015
Mahnaz Shahidi, PhD
University of Illinois, Chicago
Borish Scholar
Retinal Oxygen Delivery and Metabolism Imaging

April 17, 2015
Rowan Candy, PhD
Optometry, Indiana University
The Control of Ocular Alignment During Infancy and Early Childhood

April 24, 2015
Nicholas Port, PhD
Optometry, Indiana University
A Rapid Objective Tool for Diagnosing Concussions Utilizing the Involuntary Aspects of Eye Movements

May 01, 2015
Renfeng Xu
Student, Optometry, Indiana University
Non-accommodative treatments for presbyopes